Citation

Derksen DJ, Strasburger VC. Prim. Care 1994; 21(4): 747-758.

Affiliation

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7855161

Abstract

Violence, increased sexual activity, and antisocial behaviors involving children and adolescents are being blamed on the media. American children and adolescents spend 21 to 23 hours per week viewing television. Children will see 200,000 violent acts on television by age 18 and view over 14,000 sexual situations and innuendoes per year. The primary care physician can play a crucial role in reducing the potential negative influence of the media on children.

Language: en